The Bible: A Book Full of Non-Sense? OSAS?

The doctrine of devils known as OSAS:once saved always saved makes many of the statements in the bible nonsense. Take this statement for example:

1 Timothy 4:16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

That statement ^^ is complete NONSENSE if you believe the OSAS teachers. Why? Paul is clearly linking WATCHING your LIFE and DOCTRINE with your SALVATION.

The OSAS teaching is that it does not matter one iota what your life and doctrine consist of after you have made your teary eyed 5 second "committment" to Jesus. Paul tells you that not only must you watch your life and doctrine closely, he also tells you to PERSIST/PERSEVERE in them. He also says this "if you do." Did you know that IF is a conditional word? "If "guarantees you nothing. "If" says you get something CONDITIONAL upon something you do, in this case its persevering in watching your life and doctrine closely.

Also notice who is told to "watch." YOU ARE. The bible does not instruct your hired hand "pastor" to watch your life and doctrine closely, he tells YOU to watch YOUR life and doctrine closely. Looks like the burden is off of your spiritual hired hand employees and back on you again doesn't it?

If the teachers of the OSAS doctrine of demons is correct, then the bible is full of all kinds of non-sense, and we know that CANNOT be the case right? How can the bible tell us that IF we persevere (also known as ABIDING) in watching our life and doctrine closely THEN you will save both yourself and your hearers?

Next point: save yourself? and your hearers? WHAT? Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. Is the Holy Spirit telling us that YOU have a part to play in YOUR salvation and it was not a "done deal" 10 years ago during your touching little teary eyed "alter call" experience? Read it for yourself. YOU play a part in YOUR salvation or else the bible is NON-SENSE. If your doctrine conflicts with the clear, plain meanings of the words written in the bible then YOU not the bible are WRONG.

We are saved by grace, through faith. Salvation is a gift not of ourselves so no man can boast, however the church of babylon stops in its evaluation of being "saved" right there. Over and over again, FAITH, PERSEVERANCE, ABIDING "IN CHRIST" are indicated as requisite MANDATORIES for being "saved." How can salvation be a free gift and also you have to "do" something like "believe" and "abide" and "persevere" to take delivery of it? There are obviously 2 parts to the salvation deal. Part 1 is entering "in Christ"-that's the free gift, by grace through faith. The other part is ABIDING/remaining "in Christ." So..you have to enter "in Christ" which is the small gate of Matt 7:13-28, then you have to REMAIN THERE. Proofs?

Part 1:
Ephesians 2:8
... For by such grace you have been saved through faith.

Part 2-the bible is LOADED with verses for this one but lets start with this:

John 15 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunesa so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17This is my command: Love each other.

Perseverance is not a one time deal. Abiding is not a one time deal. Remaining is not a one time deal. Faith is not a one time deal. All of these are EVERYDAY deals. It could not be said any clearer than right here:

Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.

What does "if" mean? What does "hold firmly" mean? What does "till the end" mean? Isn't it a bit ridiculous to have to even ask these questions? But we do have to ask because the men who would turn the grace of our God into uncontrollable lust would have you believe that to share "in Christ" all you have to do is "make a 5 second decision" during some "alter call", then its game over, you're as good as in heaven today! The Word of God clearly demolishes such arguments with words such as IF and "hold firmly" and "till the end" having the confidence we had at first.

2 Corinthians 10:5
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledgeof God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Jude 1:4
... For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.

Have you ever stopped to ask exactly WHO ARE these men who have "slipped in secretly" and changed the grace of our God into a license for immorality (carnal sin/lust)? What is this doctrine that CHANGES the GRACE of our God into a license for immorality? Are you reading that? Are you "getting it?" WHO ARE THESE MEN????, WHAT DO THEY TEACH?????

We know exactly who they are, they are the OSAS teachers and preachers. These men have to be somewhere but of course they are not in your church right? Oh no, never...anyone else's church but yours...and everyone else's "church" says the same thing as yours and the finger keeps pointing somewhere else, anywhere else but at you and your pastor, and your teachers. It's just like nobody admitting they enjoy pornography in America but its an 80 billion dollar a year business...because nobody looks at it....right....

I wasn't going to do another post today but the Holy Spirit was INSISTENT I put this one up. So here it is. grace and peace

Is Jesus Sufficient to Save You?

Is what Jesus did on the cross all you need to enter the kingdom of heaven?

IFFFF you remain/abide "IN HIM" to get credit for it, then YES. This is where so many people miss "getting it." Entering into Christ and REMAINING there are two entirely different issues. There are TWO issues, not one to deal with when we speak of salvation. First, you must enter into Christ by grace.....that's the free gift part that you can do nothing to earn....but are you saved by grace alone? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The second part is where so many people will miss the mark and end up on the broad path that leads to destruction. We are told that it is THROUGH FAITH we are saved. No faith, no salvation, its that simple:

Ephesians 2:8 ... For by such grace you have been saved through faith.

The bible makes it very clear in a number of different places that belief with joy for a season is NOT ENOUGH...you must FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED. How hard is that to understand?

Luke 8:4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. 6Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”
When he said this, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
9His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,
“‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.
11“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. 14The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

How much more simply could the Lord put it? There are as a matter of FACT people who BELIEVE FOR AWHILE, then in the time of testing FALL AWAY. Is a person who has "fallen away" saved? Is it enough to "beleive for awhile?" You better figure out the right answers to those questions and fast because your eternal destiny depends on it.

More irrefutable proof is found here in John 15:

Read this very carefully. Notice the words "in me" used below. If you are "in Christ" then you are "saved" you are covered by the blood of Jesus and everything he did for you on the cross is credited to your account by the Father. But WHAT HAPPENS to the branches "in him" that bear no fruit? THEY ARE CUT OFF. So.. a person can be "in him" then "cutoff" from being "in him" if they bear no fruit....CASE CLOSED. If you are not "in him" you are not saved..period. Anticipating the apostate churchianity preachers who would tell you "yea, but cutoff just means you'll get less rewards in heaven" or some other rubbish, the Lord goes on to explain EXACTLY what being "cutoff" means: he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you think that someone who is 1. thrown away 2. withered 3. thrown into the fire and burned is "saved" then you are blind or ignorant or both:

John 15
1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunesa so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17This is my command: Love each other.

Some hired hand "pastors" in the church today tell us that woe be it to anyone who puts a "stumbling block" (like telling the truth) in the way of any new "converts. Woe unto anyone who preaches the full counsel of God because if you do it might cause someone to really be saved. What they are really saying is that people cannot handle the truth, they need to be spoonfed from the sweetest of our God's promises and be kept from any of the pages and pages of warnings and punishments decreed by our God to those who do not remain "in Christ."

So woe unto me...woe unto me for reminding people that only a FEW will be saved-Matt 7:13-14, or that many who call Jesus "Lord" today will be called evildoers by Jesus and told to "go away" (Matt 7:21+). Woe unto any teacher, preacher, blogger, believer whatever that trembles in the FEAR of the Lord and teaches others to do so because its commanded clearly in the bible to do so:

Jeremiah 5:22 Should you not fear me?" declares the LORD. "Should you not tremble in my presence?

Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble at his word: "Your brothers who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, 'Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy!' Yet they will be put to shame.

Our brothers who hate us and exlude us because of his name? Don't worry about them, they will be put to shame.....

1 Peter 3:15 and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And be ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

The people who preach the candy coated gospel that is no gospel at all but a lie, they are the ones who should tremble..woe unto them for their faithless preaching of a false gospel. Why is their preaching faithless? They do not beleive that the full counsel of God can be preached. These men believe that if the whole truth was preached to people they would reject it. These men are right to fear the whole truth because many have and will continue to reject the truth as it is laid out in its entirety in the bible.

So back to the question: Is Jesus sufficient to saved you? Sure he is IFFFFFFFFFF you REMAIN IN HIM. If there was no need to "abide" "in Christ" then we would not have been told "remain in me" "Abide in me" over and over and over again. If you think that "Jesus did it all" means you have no need for faith, belief, obedience then you are likely one of many on the broad path that leads to destruction: 13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Again and again we are brought back to this scripture which when combined with the rest of the bible frames a complete picture for us. If it was so easy to be saved, why will only a few make it through the small gate? How can you be "in Christ" then cutoff thrown out and burned up (john 15) and still think you are "saved?" How can you be "in Christ" believing with joy for awhile until temptations show up, then you fall away and still believe you are saved?(luke 8:4)

The bottom line in the issue of salvation is being "in Christ" or not being "in Christ." That's it. Attempting to frame the issue in any other way leads to deception and distortion of the issue. We are told clearly that we must abide "in him." That means we don't go anywhere, we stay put.

Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.

Hebrews 3:6
... but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house-- whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end

Are you getting this ^^^? Let that sink in because that is it in a nutshell. IFFFFF we hold fast FIRM UNTIL THE END. What does "if" mean? What does "firm until the end mean?" Isn't it ridiculous to even be asking those questions? But people will tell you there is no need to hold fast till the end and you can still be "saved." I don't know which bible they are reading or if they are reading a bible at all, but you can read it straight from the bible in the verses above.

If you think you can start something with Jesus and not hold fast till the END and still be saved, then you have called God a liar... if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end...

Jesus is sufficient to save you, absolutely AND you must WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION unless you think you are somehow better than Paul the apostle: Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,

Ooops! There's that "stumbling block" called the truth again! Gosh, "work out my salvation?" With "fear and trembling?" Whoa, woe unto Paul huh? He might give someone a "spirit of fear" or something so we better ignore that place in the bible! Or..........someone might figure out the truth of the real gospel and actually find the narrow gate that leads to life with the FEW others mentioned in Matt 7:13-28.

done for today, grace and peace

Those Who Fall Away

Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Two things to notice today. 1. The priests of babylon would have you believe that once you believe in Jesus, you are "saved" forever.

John 6:29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work
... Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God: to believe in the one whom he has sent." ...

According to John 6:29 there, these teachers tell you that all you have to do is "believe" and you are "saved" forever. Well, what does Luke 8:13-14 tell us? There are those who believe for awhile, then fall away. Yes, you do have to believe to make it into heaven. Babylonianity teaches you that "believing" is something that stands on its own, but how can you believe in something you don't see without faith? We are saved by grace, through faith. I've heard these priests of the enemy teach that you can be "saved" even when you no longer believe, and are faithless! This teaching that you don't need faith to get into heaven directly contradicts just about everything written about faith in the entire bible.

The second point relates to "perfection." Todays so called christians believe in a sin tolerant, no problem with imperfections Jesus. The bible talks about a different Jesus, read this agian:

14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

No fruit to what? Perfection......

Are we going to be as perfect as Jesus? No. Are we called to strive for it? Yes. This has a tie in with the parable of the talents in Matt 25..right after the parable of the virgins..which is a parable about readiness...

If you ever read the results of polling done on churchianity you'll see some staggering numbers, like for instance, over 60% of todays so called church don't believe the devil is real and don't believe that Jesus is the only path to God the father. This should help you understand why the path leading to life is narrow and only a few find it. This is why so few end up "overcoming" and therefore are "saved." The work of God is to believe, and in order to believe you must have faith.

This faith needed to believe will be tested in the days to come. If we think the church is apostate today, just wait, we have'nt seen anything yet. Time is short. We need to pray for the escape that is coming, but you have to believe its coming. Belief is only empowered through faith when speaking of yet unseen things. The escape is unseen, Jesus is unseen and both are coming soon.

I wonder how many days, months or years we have left on this earth. Be ready for the master today, but bring some extra oil in jars to wait out the master for however long he tarries. grace and peace

Those Being Saved

1 Cor 1:18 for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us -- those being saved -- it is the power of God,

Note carefully what is said above. To us...those being saved.....it says BEING SAVED..which means its an ongoing thing, not a "sign sealed delivered" thing.

Does this jive with Paul saying that he was working out his salvation with fear and trembling?

Yea, it fits like a glove.

1 Cor 2:14 and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know them, because spiritually they are discerned; 15 and he who is spiritual, doth discern indeed all things, and he himself is by no one discerned; 16 for who did know the mind of the Lord that he shall instruct Him? and we -- we have the mind of Christ.

This is a big help in understanding why so few "get it." This also helps explain why so few are on the narrow path that leads to life. The true things of God are considered foolishness by natural man. This explains why the preachers and teachers of babylon-ianity kept telling you to "get involved" in this worlds political process so you could "make a difference." To these men, praying is a distant afterthought to worldly "involvement" when you want to get something accomplished.

There is a place for action, but only after prayer. Sometimes the most difficult action is to take no action, which is many times a faith test. You pray and the Lord tells you to wait for it. You get tired of waiting and proceed to go out and do it for yourself. I've lost count of how many figures in the bible screwed up majorly over that one thing alone. The first to come to mind was King Saul. So, when you pray, and the Lord tells you to wait, you are "doing something" and that thing that you are doing is absolute foolishness to natural man. They just don't get it.

As we approach the tribulation hour, each one of us needs to tune into the Lord's frequency...daily.. to find out what our specific marching orders are.

We have seen the signs hanging around Obama's neck that clearly point to anti-christ. As I've also said, that does'nt mean he is it, he could be the one greasing the skids for the man of sin, or he could be the man of sin, regardless, either way the signs are there. We know that the apostasy is in full bloom and the restrainer is taken out of the way to make way for the revelation of anti-christ. We don't know today who it is, but we see signs everywhere telling us he's in the area. What does that mean? Time is short. If anti-christ is about to be revealed, that means the escape is about here. We may have a couple years left, we may not have the rest of today left on this earth.

Let us keep our lamps full of oil today, lets be prepared to wait for the shout that calls us into our version of Noah's ark. Let's be prepared to meet our master at the door when he knocks, and when he shows up may he find us doing what pleases him. Be ready today, be patient today. Plan and work as though we could be here to live out the rest of a natural life, but understand the Master said he would show up at a time when we were not expecting it.

If Jesus showed up today, I would not be surprised. Many are getting so sucked in by the "anxieties of life" which is exactly what the Lord told us not to do. If we do not stand on our faith, we will not stand at all.

"If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all." Isaiah 7:9

Luke 21:34 'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you, 35 for as a snare it shall come on all those dwelling on the face of all the land, 36 watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'

Our faith "muscle" is like any other muscle in that it becomes stronger with use. If you are not "excercising" it today then what will happen tomorrow when you really need your faith to walk outside the boat with Jesus? It's going to take faith to do everything of any importance in the future. We do not live by sight, we live by faith. Our hope is the evidence of the things we do not see yet. Do not be troubled by the things happening around us, the needs we have (and we all have them) need to be committed to the Lord in faith, then we should rest.

Phil 4:6 for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; 7 and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Do this ^^ and later, when you have passed through your situations victoriously, look back on what the Lord has done for you. Do not be double minded. You are dearly loved..grace and peace

Anti-Christ and Satanic Age Written All Over the Inaguration

Okay, so let's see. A review of the material I posted yesterday shows us this:

1. The most powerful man in the world (United States President) is code named "Renegade" which means lawless one..rejecting faith..rejecting law (by the secret service)

2. The most powerful man in the world rides on the beast, which is the code name given to the presidential limo

3. The day after the inaguration, Obama overwrites his oath so it could be done "correctly." Apparently doing the oath "correctly" involved performing the oath without a bible...

If we did'nt have enough clues there....did you watch the inagural parade? I distinctly remember the reporters ooooing and aaaaaaaing the Vshaped motorcycle formations that preceded the president. With all the colored lights on the motorcycles and the V formation it was an impressive sight. Something struck me odd about their comments and what we were seeing.

Do you remember the comments I made awhile back about the future being stranger than fiction. Remember the comments I made about the new movie called "watchmen" coming out soon? If you watch the trailers for the movie you'll notice "superhero" figures and UFO's throughout the movie. We've been buried lately in "superhero" movies. Have you noticed that? Comments in the recent movie "Hancock" where one of the "superheroes" explains what they really are: GODS..ANGELS....

Back to the Vshaped motorcycle formation. What kind of associations can we now link to the amazing satanic parade that was Obama's inaguration? UFO/Alien/Superhero/Angelic...DEMONIC contact.

http://www.ufodigest.com/news/1006/tokyoufo.html

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread429854/pg1

The word of God speaks clearly of a time in the future when mens hearts fail them from fear of what's coming on the earth...

Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

So before you fall over laughing at the Ufo reference, remember that movie "Independance day?" Have you noticed all the movies produced over the past 10 years dealing with Ufo/Alien contact? Let me ask you a question: what would be the state of your heart if/when a 10 mile long "independance day" sized UFO showed up over the white house? Think your heart might flutter a little bit? ............Men's hearts failing them for fear....looking after those things which are coming on the earth.

We have a president who is now associated (through words) with beast, lawlessness (renegade), rejection of the Bible, Ufo/Alien/Angels and all those associations came out of the first two days of Obama's presidency.

I know people scoff at such things. As evidence of the end of the age mounts, so does opposition, scoffing and denial of the evidence. I'm standing on the wall watching and telling you what I see. I'm not the only one seeing these things but the others are few....why am I not surprised? I'm still amazed at how we can have DAILY news reports of Ufo sightings and yet many still scoff at the idea that "contact" may happen soon.

Let's look at this again:

Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

That ^^ is a clear reference to Rev 6

26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

This ^^ comes immediately after the Rev 6 reference

10 verses later in Luke 21 we have what? Luke 21:26-->+10 verses=Luke 21:36

Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Escape ALL of what things? These things.....men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth...that we read 10 verses earlier. Is it a coincidence that after giving us clear reference to Rev 6 and mens hearts failing them for fear we are told to pray for escape from ALL OF IT? No, its not a coincidence.

What's in your heart today? What are you excersing your faith for? Do you beleive that the escape promised in Luke 21:36 is something you can be part of? If you don't, if you are not praying specifically for the escape as you were told to, do you think you'll get to escape anyway?

As you believe, so it shall be done unto you.

Matt 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

My opinion is, those who believe they will go through the tribulation WILL GO THROUGH it. I am absolutely convinced that the escape is the pre-trib rapture, but guess what those who are post-trib and pre-wrath and believe that they'll be neck deep in the tribulation will be correct about one thing, they believe they will go through the tribulation so as they believe, so be it done unto them...right?

Faith is the currency of heaven, and if you have no faith currency in the "escape" account how will you pay the cost on the day it shows up? If you are bankrupt in the escape account and filthy faith rich in the "go through the tribulation" account, you only have one account to draw from. What do I base that on? Matt 8:13...as you believe so be it unto thee...nothing complex about it. It only gets complex when people live a life of wickedness, sin, and apostasy but still believe they will enter the gates of heaven.

The bottom line here is: time is short. I did'nt think Obama was the anti-christ before the inauguration, but the events of Jan 20-21 we so loaded I could'nt deny them. Who knows, maybe Obama isn't the anti-christ, but if he isn't he still has "beast, renegade-lawless one, no bible included oath, ufo patterned escort" pasted all over him. Perhaps he's a "john the baptist for satan" type who paves the way for the man of sin. I don't know. We still of Joe Biden's promised "Obama test" coming that might expose more of what we are dealing with.

I have a mental image now of how the timing of the rapture works out, time will tell how accurate it is. Of course its not a "date setting" image, its an image of our face pressed up a thin glass window that separates the tribulation world from us today. We get so close to the tribulation that we can smell it, hear it, taste it, we are a razors width away from it then "bang" with a shout, in the blink of an eye, we are gone. That will test people's faith, which is why it makes the most sense. We are being tested today, and we will be tested right up to the day we leave this place.

I take the promises of God very seriously and I say the things I say without taking anything for granted. I can tell you that I have the "fear of God" alive and well within me. I do fear the one who can throw both body and soul into hell.

Matt 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

You know that this ^^^^was not written to the pagans, heathens or satanists right? That was written to US..you and me. While we are on the idea of not taking things for granted...

Back to the OSAS destroyer..John 15 which tells us that you can be cutoff from the vine, which is Jesus Christ, here is another direct reference that ties in both "not taking things for granted" and debunking the OSAS heresy:

John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Romans 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

What happens if you do not"continue in his goodness?" You will be CUT OFF, that's twice in two different places that we get the same message. Does "continue in his goodness" sound like an event that took place 10 years ago or yesterday? Continue means today and tomorrow and the next day etc etc etc. You might have been "saved" yesterday but what are you TODAY? I can tell you for a fact, based on Romans 11 and John 15 that if today you are not "continuing in his goodness" you are CUTOFF. Does "cutoff" sound saved to you? Does thrown out, withered and burned (John 15:6) sound "saved" to you?

Also notice there's that word again "in" like "in him" ..."in Christ"..."in his goodness." If you are "in" you are covered by everything Jesus did for you. If you are not "in (him/Christ/his goodness)" you are covered in your sins....

The time to get "in Christ" and remain "in Christ" is today.

Paul said he worked out his salvation with fear and trembling, unlike so many within the babylonian form of christianity today. Why should they "work out their salvation with fear and trembling" when they "got saved" 30 years ago? I hope you are beginning to understand why so many are on the broad path that leads to destruction, and why so FEW will enter the narrow gate that leads to life. I hope you are beginning to understand why MANY will say to Jesus "Lord Lord, did'nt we do this that and the other thing in your name" and he'll tell them "I never knew you, away from me."

Be ready for Jesus to come back today, be patient enough to wait for him for years. That's the narrow path we walk. grace and peace

The Tribulation World

A first note: sorry for all the typos/misspellings. I read some of my post yesterday and thought wow, great job.....used "lose" instead of "loose" etc. Oh well :-)

Continuing the thinking from yesterday, the tribulation world is taking shape before our eyes. Also, its important to note that even in the midst of the tribulation, I guess I should say especially in the midst of it, deception will be rampant. The result of the unprecedented deception will be many people not knowing the time in which they live.

It's going to take faith to the end in order to "get it" in your head, as well as get yourself into heaven. You do play a part in your salvation contrary to what the wolves tell you. If you did'nt, Paul would not have written to you to "work out your own salvation," not that we are saved by works. But the whole idea of being "saved" by works is a misleading line of reasoning to begin with. Getting into heaven is a TWO part equation. It's 1. entering "into Christ" or "getting in" which happens by grace through faith, then 2. STAYING there.."remaining"

Here it is in plain language:

Luke 8:13 And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

2 Corinthians 13:5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Test yourselves! You know, don't you, that Jesus the Messiah lives in you? Could it be that you are failing the test?

Ok, I don't want to get too far off track here....let's get back to this idea of the tribulation world forming around us and people not seeing it. This writer has posted earlier in the week on the idea that "10 kings" must be in the world first, in order for the anti-christ to show up. Since people today don't see 10 obvious kings, they conclude that the anti-christ can't be rising today.

It's not obvious, so they conclude it has'nt happened. Well, like many other things in the bible, ITS NOT GOING TO BE OBVIOUS. Take the mark of the beast for example, what does the bible say about it?

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

It's going to take some understanding and some calculating in order to "get it." How much understanding does it take to see people walking around with 666 plastered on their forehead? None. Likewise with the 10 kings that have to be in the world at the time of anti-christ rising, consider this:

Revelation 17:12 The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.

Let me ask you this, how obvious would it be to spot 10 kings today who have'nt received their kingdoms yet? They are kings with no kingdom, odd yes? Does the fact that they have'nt received their kingdom yet, negate the fact that they are kings? NO, it does'nt. So, is it possible that these 10 kings exist TODAY in our world? ABSOLUTELY. Churchianities teachers tell you since 10 obvious kingdoms are not in view, the ten kings are'nt here, therefore anti-christ can't be about to step onto the world scene. How wrong they are....

Let me give you one example of a possible "king" without a kingdom. Look at the Fed chairman Bernanke. What kind of power does this man wield? He's throwing trillions of dollars around, deciding life or death of countries by choosing who gets financial life or death. He's not elected, he's "crowned" by the powers that be. He exercises all the power of a "king" without having a kingdom. Bernanke is just an example of the few, but very powerful FINANCIAL/banker KINGS who rule and reign TODAY in this world, deciding life and death, but with no kingdom...YET.

He who has widom, he who has understanding will see it. This understanding comes from the Holy Spirit alone. Without him, you and I are as blind as everyone else in this world. Jesus said, do not be deceived...

Churchianity tells you that the anti-christ will come on the world as a man of peace because he has a bow in his hand but no arrows. I guess they need to keep reading.....

Rev 6 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Not only do they fail to finish reading the sentence that says he has a bow, and goes forth TO CONQUER, they also fail to acknowledge.....wait for it......

Exekiel 39 2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: 3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

They'll say, yea, but that's talking about Gog, to which I'll say "the king of the Noth" IS the anti-christ. If the General of the Northern armies is the anti-christ, and he has a bow, and we see that a captain of the northern armies (GOG) has a bow with ARROWS, should we assume the anti-christ has arrows too? We don't even have to go here actually with the bows and arrows. It's clearly stated that the rider of the white horse carries a WEAPON and goes forth to CONQUER. Notice the bible does not say the rider has a scroll or a pen in his hand, or any other instruments used to sign peace treaties, he has a WEAPON.

This is another example of the shortsightedness of todays babylonian church. If there is a peace treaty signed, it won't be by the anti-christ. Churchianity will be looking one way, and anti-christ will be coming in the other way. Misdirection...deception and the church of babylon is buying it all hook, line, and sinker.

Keep watching what's going on over there in the Middle East. Watch Israel baiting the arab world. We know from the bible that Israel does'nt get really whacked until the anti-christ enters the temple by force, rapes and pillages, sets up the abomination etc.

Zechariah 14
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Until that ^^^ happens, we should expect Israel to have the upper hand in the middle east.

We don't know when the Lord is coming back for us, but I have no doubt its going to be soon. Each day he does'nt show up, we need to be patient and ready for the day he does show up. Many won't be ready due to false teachers and preachers telling people that they have more time than they really have.

grace and peace

"in Christ" and Being Ready

I want to give more examples this morning of possibly the two most important words in the Bible, which are "in Christ."

2 Tim 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2 Tim 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

I have other "in Christ" words to quote but I want to stop here to point out to you once again, why OSAS-once saved always saved is a lie.

Churchianity likes to quote this:
Ephesians 2:8
... For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God's gift:

I agree, we are saved by grace, but read 2 Tim 2:1, it says that grace is IN CHRIST Jesus. So, if you are NOT "in Christ" does that grace still apply to you? No grace, no faith=no salvation. Grace is found "in Christ." Now do you understand why Jesus reminded us constantly: "remain in me" or why John 15 was written concerning the vine and the branches? If you are'nt "in the vine" you get cutoff, thrown out and burned up...why? GRACE is found IN THE VINE and the vine is Jesus Christ.

Ready for more? Here it is:

2 Tim 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Pay close attention to what was said there, Paul isn't talking about rewards there, he is talking about salvation. Where is this salvation?? IN CHRIST....

Jesus did'nt tell you to remain "in him" so you could have better rewards in heaven, he told you to remain in him to make sure you GET INTO HEAVEN. First things first right? Salvation is "in Christ" ....

2 Tim 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

^^^ Here we have a tie into the question I ask all the time, why will so few be saved (Matt 7:14)? Why will MANY say to Jesus on that day "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?" 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. <--Why will that happen? Read 2 Tim 2:19 again..what does it say? Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. That's not a suggestion, its a command. If you "nameth the name of Christ" but do not "depart from iniquity" what do you thinks going to happen to you? Apostate churchianity tells you not to worry, you'll just get less rewards. Matt 7:21 tells you this is what the Lord will say to you "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. "

Is it such a revolutionary idea that those who follow Christ and profess to be his followers should stop sinning? You either "depart from iniquity" as you are told in 2 Tim 2:19, or be told "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. " How tough is that to understand?

Todays apostate teachers tell you that you can practive iniquity all you want and all you will lose is rewards in heaven, Matt 7:21 tells us a different story. If being told by Jesus "I NEVER KNEW YOU: depart from me, ye that word iniquity" somehow means you just lose rewards in heaven, then 2+3=0. There's NO POSSIBLE WAY that adds up.

Shifting Gears...

Yesterday I talked about patience being key, and it is. Today I want to talk about our readiness...Jesus could come back today to free us in the escape promised in Luke 21:36. Obama probably is not the anti-christ, but I have seen some pretty convincing evidence recently that the anti-christ is now rising. I have written about this, how the media is conditioning the people to stay in fear, to be mentally beat down. Why? So when the man with all the answers (anti-christ) shows up, they'll hail him as a god.

Part of what's coming in the near future is "contact" with otherworldly intelligences, sometime called "aliens" also known as demons. I see articles in daily news around the world of sightings of UFO's, and yet most people still poo poo on the idea that UFO's exist. They want more "proof." Daily sightings from around the world are'nt good enough for them. Find a news scanner or a place that scans news articles from around the world and see for yourself. People are being prepared for "contact" while they are being prepared for anti-christ.

One thing we have learned from recent history is that to guess at what the future holds, you probably need to guess "non-linearly" which is to say, everything does'nt proceed neatly from point A to point B. Take 9/11 for example, it changed everything and who among us saw it coming? Likewise, I think there's a high probability that sometime soon, World War 3 will break out. The bible tells us in Ezekiel 38-39 and Psalm 83 that we have some major wars coming. Wars transform things in a non-linear way. Interestingly, those in occult circles believe that WW3 will be the vehicle that produces anti-christ, or brings him into the world's view.

http://www.biblebeliever.org/prophecy/ww3b.htm
The 3rd World War was to be between Israel and Islam. The most incredible part of this vision was the fact it was 1871. Israel never became a nation until 1948...77 years later. The only other people who knew Israel would ever become a nation again, after its destruction in 70 AD, were Christians that believed their King James Bible.
At any rate, this 3rd World War was to be a pseudo-Armageddon type deal. It was designed to bring the whole world to the brink of total destruction and collapse, so that the peoples of the world would beg, for their Christ.

Remember, Rev 6 shows us the anti-christ arriving with a bow in his hand. A bow is a weapon of war. Rev 6 goes on to say that he arrives CONQUERING and to conquer..no peace deals mentioned.

I'm pretty good at learning languages, I can speak english and spanish at the moment and I've been working on learning russian for over a year now. Yesterday I asked the Lord what my opportunity would be to put the russian I'm learning to use and I think I got a one word answer...WAR. I guess we'll find out soon enough. Anytime anything happens in Israel, it could have world-wide implications. A nobody arch-duke shot in serbia started WW1, how much more could the events taking place in Israel today start WW3. The entire world is getting really REALLY upset with the civilians dying in gaza these days. Everywhere else in the world except the United States, graphic video is shown on the news 24/7 of the results of the Israeli bombing. Since our news media is another propaganda arm of the monied elites, we don't see the graphic footage, or if we do, its very short snippets that have been carefully screened.

The bottom line is this, although we might have some time (not much, but some) left for the anti-christ to be revealed, WW3 and worldwide death on an unimaginable scale could come any day now. The future, more likely than not will follow a non-linear path. What's coming tomorrow and the next day won't be what you expect it to be. Events will go from 10mph to 1,000 mph in the blink of an eye. This is why you need to be ready today. Be ready for what's coming, and be patient for the days before it shows up. We were promised an escape from all that's about to happen, which I believe is Rev 6 and after.

We live in exciting times. We are witnessig the end of the world as we know it, some lament this. How many times have we prayed "thy kingdom come, thy will be done" to our Father in heaven? We are about to see our fathers kingdom come, that should get you excited. We can have peace in the midst of the troubling times in which we live, IF we remain "in Christ."

grace and peace

The Children of God

There are many in the world who tell you all you have to do to "get saved" is believe in Jesus, that's it...just beleive. I've covered on this blog in previous posts that the devil "believes" too, does that mean he's going to heaven? No, it does'nt. Those who tell you all that's required is to believe in the son of God, stop where the devil stops.

The devil does believe, what he does not do is OBEY. I have said many times that the two most important words in the bible are "in Christ." "In Christ" you are "ready" to go to heaven, you are one of the wise virgins waiting for the bridegroom. Let's read some more about "the children of God."


1 John 5

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Everything written here is really important but I highlighted pieces that make the point this morning. If you say you are born of God because you believe, I would ask you, you believe (so does the devil), but do you "sinneth not?" The devil passes the belief test, but fails the sin test. Look closely at what is written in verse 13 above, Paul is telling you how you can KNOW that ye have eternal life, and nothing, zero zilch is mentioned about "making a decision for Jesus." The whole idea that you are "saved" because you made a teary eyed decision 15 years ago and today are living in sin is shot down right here.

Paul is talking about how you can know you are saved and what does he talk about..SIN NOT and believe. Todays church is all about belief and nothing about "sin not." Whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself. You are told explicitly here that those born of god sin not, and....keepeth himself. There's a newsflash and another satanic lie blown out of the water. The idea that you made a decision 20 years ago (or whatever) then God does everything for you till you die to make sure you go to heaven in spite of yourself has been nuked. He that is born of God keeps HIMSELF. That means YOU are responsible here. Remember, Paul is talking about eternal life here, NOT rewards in heaven.

To punctuate all this at the very end, the most important words are used, as they are again and again and again in the bible...and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ.

I want you to notice the polar opposite word sets being used by babylonian churchianity versus the word of God. Todays so called christianity talks almost exclusively about being "saved" yet they NEVER talk about being and remaining "in him" / "in Christ. The bible is the exact opposite. The bible uses the words "in him" and "in Christ" over and over again, and almost never uses the term "saved." Why is that? Does'nt the phrase "I got saved" imply a "done deal?" That's precisely why the bible DOES'NT use that phrase.

The bible talks about being "in Christ" and REMAINING "in him." So called christianity talks about "getting saved." The difference is night and day.

If you want to KNOW that you have eternal life, then you need to forget the lies that men have told you and read the truths that God is telling you right now. It's right there in front of your eyes in 1 John 5. It's also in John 15 with the discussion of the vine and the branches.

Churchianity talks alot about getting married and almost zero about staying married-as it pertains to salvation. Our salvation is likened to this by Jesus himself. Matt 25 is a parable about virgins and a bridegroom, that's marriage. Remain in me, is a command about STAYING married. This world should teach people something: its easy to get married, its difficult to REMAIN married. Is'nt that a no-brainer?

To talk about belief in Jesus without also talking about remaining without sin is to be willfully deceptive. The bible talks about BOTH. We are told that if we love him (marriage) we will obey his commands. If you say you love him, but don't obey his commands, are'nt you deceiving yourself and everyone else around you? You need to get married (enter into Christ) and remain married (remain "in him").

It's laid out clearly for you in John 15 and 1 John 5. There's no beating around the bush. This is important to think about. If time is short, then people don't have long to "get it right." If people are living in sin today and expect that they "made a decision" years ago so they have nothing to worry about, then they need to wake up.

Why will so FEW be saved? Because (in part-a major part) people have been lied to, and the lie pleased their ears so they held onto and cherished their lie that sin does'nt matter anymore. The cherished the lie that tells them sin won't affect their salvation, but only their rewards in heaven. Born of God means more than just believing, it means KEEPING YOURSELF, and SINNETH NOT.

Men tell you that if you've been "born of God" you can't be 'unborn' of him. I agree, but so what? The angels are all called "sons of god" which means they we're born of God too, and 1/3 of them will be swimming in the lake of fire in the not too distant future. Jesus said "be not deceived."

You can listen to the lies of men, or the word of God, it's your choice. In 1 John 5 we now know what it takes to have eternal life: its belief+keepeth youself+sinneth not. If you believe that Jesus is the Son of God, good, but remember, the devil believes that too. You need to figure out how you will end up in a different place than the devil in the end. Sin will get you killed eternally, be not deceived....

grace and peace

Happy? New Years Eve

Today we stand at the door of 2009, ready to cross over into the new year and say goodbye to 2008. I read a news story this morning that said "2009, nowhere to go but up." I'll give them kudos for drumming up a feel good story out of thin air since every indicator, every sign, everything points to 2009 being a significantly worse year than 2008.

On the other hand, the news media propaganda arm of the "powers that be" has been working to perpetuate this bad news cycle which tips me off that they have a reason for perpetuating all the bad news. There is an agenda at work here. As we skid our way down down down, what happens when one man shows up and 'miraculously' fixes everything? Will he be hailed as a 'god-man?' You bet he will. The media could be spinning things in a positive way, after all, they are a propaganda machine, but they're not, they are drumming the negative. The direction we are headed along with the purposeful propaganda, the rigging of the financial markets to sustain this 'crisis' by witholding credit all serves the purpose (arguably) of presenting the anti-christ to this world as man-god and savior.

The stage is set, as we head into 2009 and things go from bad to worse the world will be ripe fruit for the anti-christ to pick. One thing to remember is the Lord sets the timing not men. Men have tried many times to go down this road to one world government and have been thwarted, this time, we have come so far down the road that we cannot look back and see the starting point anymore, we're at the cusp of the destination. The next events on the Revelation timeline are the escape (luke 21:36) and the revelation of anti-christ, which also cause us to enter into "that day" which is the "day of the Lord." What many people do not take into consideration is that all these things can happen in a literal day, or a couple days at most. On this literal day, the rapture occurs, the restrainer is removed, the world goes into an uncontrollable tailspin, the anti-christ shows up to fix everything and the day of the Lord begins. As 9/11 showed us, as the financial markets showed us in October, things can radically change for the worse in one day, major events can all show up in one day.

How many more months can we lose hundreds of thousands of jobs per month before there's rioting in the streets? What we are seeing today in America would make Hitler proud. Millions of baby boomers have had their life saving robbed from them and we have'nt seen a single demonstration against it. People are homeless, jobless, hopeless and you would'nt know it by looking at the news media or the streets around your city. The propaganda machine, the fluoride in your water, the chemtrails, the constant electromagnetic soup we live in thanks to cell phone towers have all played their part arguably to make the American people sheep for the slaughter.

We have come this far, and sunk this low because a people who call themselves by the name of Jesus don't know him, and on a day in the future, Jesus will tell them "away from me you evildoers, I never knew you." If that does'nt get to you I don't know what will. When we see darkness all around us, that means one thing: absence of light. The church is supposed to be light in this world, so in order for us to have this current darkness, the church, or what calls itself the church must be without light, and without salt.

1 Corinthians 2: And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Notice what Paul says here, how very opposite his words are from what we see in this world. I see preachers projecting riches and worldly strength, while Paul talks about coming to the church in weakness, fear and trembling. There are those words again...fear and trembling that I've been writing on this week. So called christianity is full of "enticing words of man's wisdom" and it is totally empty of demonstrations of the Spirit and of power. Rev 3:10 tells us that a church with "little strength" will be kept from the hour of trial that comes on the entire world to test it. This "little strength" church fits perfectly with the description we see above of Paul coming in weakness, fear and much trembling, but in the POWER OF GOD, with the Spirit and POWER. This world just does'nt get it, but I pray that you "get it" because time is short.

People have a psycological defense mechanism that enables them to bury bad news and just let in things that please them. The bible is full of warnings, its full of "bad news" for this world. Interestingly the "good news" which is the gospel is taken as bad news, when it means men have to be faithful and obey, not live a life of self indulgence. The OSAS message is beyond "good news" for this world because it tells the world that you can have your salvation while participating in any and all sin. They tell you that the most you'll lose is some "heavenly rewards" so when you get to heaven maybe you'll just drive a cadillac instead of a Porshe 911, but you'll still be in heaven! That lie will cost men their souls. Humans rationalize, and in the face of intense temptation men will often give in rather than "hold the line" against sin when they think "well, I can't lose my salvation, so lets taste that sin just one more time...I can always ask forgiveness later." You never hear once saved always saved preachers talking about that and that is where the rubber meets the road. The essence of it is your attitude towards SIN will affect your destination. Sin leads to death..PERIOD. Anyone who tells you that your sin will not get you killed is a satanic liar who might just cost you your soul.

The once saved always saved lie is THE lie from the very beginning. Once saved always saved has satanic fingerprints all over it. Consider the very beginning of man on earth and you tell me if anything looks familiar:

Genesis 3 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
hath God said, sin leads to death?

James 1:15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin;
... When sin grows up, it gives birth to death. ... then lust, having conceived, givesb irth to sin; but sin fully completed brings forth death.

Once saved always saved teachers would have you believe that you can sin all the time and still go to heaven, your bible tells you that sin gives birth to death.

Once saved always saved teachers tell you that you can never be "cutoff" from Christ, your bible tells you that every branch in Christ that is not fruitful, the Father CUTS OFF.

'John 15 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman; 2 every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit.

5 'I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;

Consider carefully the difference between someone who "made a decision" one day, and a man who "is remaining in me." "Is remaining in me" is a continual act of not going away, staying "in Christ." If you are not "in Christ" you are not saved, period. In Christ is where forgiveness of sins is found, its where the blood shed for you is credited to you. "In Christ" every sin is forgiven, not "in Christ" means you are accountable for every sin you ever committed. Men want a license to sin, and OSAS has given it to them. Satan poses the same question to men today, that he posed to Eve in the garden of Eden: hath God REALLY said? (that sin will kill you?)

The Lord has worded the bible in such a way to give men the ability to see the issue both ways and argue it to the grave. In the end, whatever you choose to believe WILL affect your attitude toward sin. Whichever side of this debate accept will determine your tolerance for sin. Your attitude on sin will determine your eternal destiny.

1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil; for
... He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. ... He whosins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.

When todays teachers tell you that all men sin all the time, consider them to be sons of their father, the devil, who HAS been sinning from the beginning, and those who follow the devil and his servants do likewise. Jesus has been SINLESS from the very beginning, and his servants strive for that same perfection day in and day out.
Matthew 5:48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly ...
... So be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."

"Remaining in me" means (in part) warring against the flesh, the world and the devil TO THE END.

"And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."(Matthew 10:22)

Once saved always saved teachers tell you that you are already saved, right now, today, and forever, the bible, on the other hand, tells you that he who endures TO THE END will be saved, so which is it? The OSAS teachers words or the bible's words? They can't both be right, one perspective has to be wrong, so which is it?

I could go on but I won't. This new year could be the year that it all happens. The rapture, the anti-christ revealed, the tribulation starts, and we're going to find out soon because the new year starts tomorrow. Time seems to be on fast forward, so whatever is coming our way will be here sooner rather than later. There are those who are saying "the end of the world is not here" and that is another sign that the end of the world (as we know it) IS here.

Those who truly belong to Christ are hated by this world, and will be hated by this world. We are outcasts and strangers here. We are citizens of another kingdom that is NOT of this world. We speak from a viewpoint that is not of this world. Sin leads to death. OSAS leads to sin, you do the math and I pray you get it right. Love, grace and peace

There is Now No Condemnation

Romans 8:1 ...There is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh.

There is no condemnation for who? Thiose who are IN CHRIST JESUS. I've said it a million times, possibly the two most important words woven throughout the entire bible is IN CHRIST. Only IN CHRIST is there no condemnation on you.

How did Jesus explain this idea of being "in Christ?"


John 15 >>King James Bible

1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

If you are "in Christ" there is no condemnation for you. If you are NOT "in Christ" you will be condemned. The 'once saved always saved' crowd would have you believe that once you are "saved" you can never be lost. What does "saved" mean? It means you are "in Christ." Why do you think Jesus said over and over and over again "REMAIN IN ME" "ABIDE IN ME?" Did he just like the sound of his own voice or was he trying to convey some important message to you?
The bible clearly says in John 15 EVERY branch IN ME that is not fruitful is taken away/cast forth, withered, gathered, and cast into the fire. Read it for yourself. "In Christ" you are saved, not "in Christ" you're sunk.

As we approach 2009, every indicator points to all hell breaking loose. Jesus told us to WATCH for a reason. You watch so you can see things coming. I've been watching, and I see things coming. For the world, everything coming is really bad news. I see the escape coming. An escape from ALL that's about to happen is coming, but its not coming for everybody...it's coming for THOSE FOUND WORTHY OF IT. Don't let any man try to tell you what being "worthy" of the escape means, YOU need to figure it out for yourself. Why? Because the teachers and preachers of churchianity today are telling people that everyone and anyone goes. They tell you all it takes is a 5 second "decision for Jesus" then the rest of your life does'nt matter. Jesus has a different opinion, he says we need to pray that we may be counted worthy of this escape. Why pray if "everyone goes?" Isn't my "worthiness" =my 5 second "decision for Jesus" 25 years ago? Does'nt that make me worthy? Obviously NOT.

The most grievous part of what I'm hearing out of so called christianity today is their attitude on sin. I can't tell you how many people I've heard that have this lackadaisical attitude toward sin. "Everyone sins" they say. "People sin everyday" they say. I've heard WAY TOO MANY arguments FOR SIN. Basically these people are making the argument for why sin is "ok" in their life. How can a person be filled with the Spirit of God and have that attitude? Sin is NOT OK, ITS NOT NORMAL, AND ITS NOT USUAL for a Spirit filled believer. We are AT WAR with sin, it's not my "buddy" sitting in the seat next to me on the journey through life. Yea, people do sin, but we are working toward PERFECTION.

Hebrews 6 King James Bible

1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, if God permit. 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

I quoted Jesus in yesterday's post where he said "why callest thou me good?"

Mark 10:18 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me
... And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one,that is, God

This world needs to OPEN ITS EYES AND WAKE UP!! The "jesus" the world has been sold is NOT the Jesus of the bible, its one of MANY who have come in Jesus' name, they are all imposters except the one true son of God.

The wrong time to "get it" and understand that the bar has been set higher than you thought, is when you are on your knees in front of the King of Kings, surrounded by all the angels and hearing this:

"I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Matt 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

The time to "get it" is today. All hell is about to break loose on this earth and most people have no idea just how bad its going to get. If we are staring down the mouth of the tribulation right now, we are looking at a time that will be so dreadful it will cause mens hearts to fail them for FEAR of whats coming on the world. The time to prepare for a storm is BEFORE it hits, not when its upon you.

There is not much time left, get ready, be watching. Pray that you, your family and all the brothers who are "in Christ" may be counted worthy of the escape thats coming.

grace and peace

Various Points

Things on my mind this morning:

Point 1: 1 Tim 4 And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons.

I don't go looking for places to bash OSAS (once saved always saved) over the head, its just that everywhere I read in the bible, theres something screaming that OSAS is a lie. I can't read anything without seeing something that debunks OSAS and its teachers. Take what is written above for example....

that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith...fall away from the faith? Yep, thats what it says. How can you fall away from a faith you never had? You can't. OSAS teachers would have you believe that you cannot fall away from the faith, either that or they will teach you that you need no faith to be saved. Either way, their goose is cooked. You are saved by grace, through faith, no faith, nothing to be saved through=no salvation. It's that easy. If faith is necessary for salvation (it is) and you fall away from it, you are'nt 'in Christ' any longer and if you are not 'in Christ' your sins have not been covered=no salvation. 'In Christ' all sins are forgiven, not 'in Christ' =no sins forgiven.

2: The 'ministry?' aka the 'clergy'....the nicolaitan clergy/laity system that Jesus hates (Rev 2-3), again from Timothy:

1 Tim 4:6 These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after

A good ministrant? What's a ministrant?

Origin: 1660–70; <>to serve
Thats it, no fancy office, no 'clergy' implications at all, a servant....wow, deflates the separation between 'clergy' and laity huh? There is no clergy, no laity in the true body, just a bunch of servants. That pretty much lets all the air out of churchianity right there. No egos to support, no big church buildings as monuments to men, just a bunch of nobody servants doing the will of Jesus Christ, most of the time with little notice by the world.

3. People have been blessed to death

I heard some guy on tv this weekend say (correctly) that people have been blessed to death. Bless bless bless is all we hear from todays apostate church, where's the repentance?

The signs are mounting pointing to the imminent return of Jesus for his bride. Everything happening in the world right now points to the collapse of the old world order, and the continued building and implementation of the satanic new world order that the anti-christ will rule.

What's going on in the world these days?

Wars and rumors of wars. Financial collapse. Large scale, widespread apostasy within the church, natural disasters (cat 3 hurricane hitting cuba in November) and men turning to other men for answers to the worlds problems. I'm not sure what else could be thrown at men to get their attention. The past couple of days I have been greatly impressed with how terribly bad things are going to be for people who are not 'in Christ.' I would not wish the terrors of hell on my worst enemy. I recently wrote a post called I hope I'm wrong because of the weight of how very very bad the things that are coming on the world are going to be.

I was also humbled during the same time realizing that both the just and the unjust are doing things for God. Doing 'good works' is something true servants of Christ do, but so do the hypocrites and liars who do not know and are not known by Jesus (matt 7:23). Many men are deceived into thinking that because they preach the gospel, they will be saved. Preaching the gospel is something that gets men saved, but there are many who preach it who will not be saved. That's a rather sobering thought.

Matt 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

We must test ourselves to determine if we are still 'in the faith.' We have to maintain a healthy fear of the Lord. The kingdom we belong to is a kingdom of love, but we must be worthy of it. Christ is our worthiness, we must remain 'in him' so we get credit for his completed work. He is everything. The bible says we should be striving to make our election sure, why bother if OSAS were true? OSAS is not true.

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

What does the Holy Spirit mean by DO THESE THINGS? OSAS teachers tell me that I don't have to 'do' anything? What does IF mean? IF.....I DOOOOO these things? IF I DO? Give diligence to make my calling and election sure? Notice it does NOT say make my rewards sure, it says make my calling and election sure..BIG DIFFERENCE.

Time is short for this world. People are stocking up on guns, ammo, survival supplies, etc, think they feel like time is short? What do they think is going to happen? These people, most of them don't even know Jesus, they just see where the world is headed. The economy is on the verge of collapse, forget the stock market, the weight of medicare and social security alone is enough to bankrupt the country like 7 times over. Add to that the inflation of the dollar, the derivatives and credit default swap casino that still has'nt erupted in full force, the fiat, print money out of thin air system and what you've got is the collapse of the economy.

I've asked the Lord about doing the survivalist thing many times now, and I do not have even a shred of inspiration to get prepared for the things that are about to slap the world across the face. Why? Luke 21:36. There is an escape coming. This escape is not partial, its an escape from ALL thats about to happen. From a biblical perspective, what is ALL thats about to happen? Wrath, tribulation. I see the church up until Rev 5, then I see seals opened (Rev 6) WRATH and 144,000 Jews, NOT THE CHURCH being sealed in Rev 7.

I've read recently how between now and Jan 20 there might be a strike on Iran, which could very well ignite WW3. That could happen today, we don't know. We do know that we should be ready, watching and choosing things in our life that please our master. If we love him, we will obey his commands. We should be motivated both by our love for Jesus which pulls us toward heaven, and our fear of hell, which pushes us away from hell like a boot to the rear end.

Time is short, the church is weak but we hold onto Christ's word and we do not deny his name. A door is about to open in heaven, be a wise virgin with oil in your lamp. Things are about to get so bad here on earth that mens minds will have a hard time processing them. What's about to happen has NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE and never will be seen again. This world is about to be invaded by a demonic army that will walk openly on the earth. The bible says that mens hearts will fail them for FEAR of whats coming on the world. Can you imagine how frightening something would have to be to cause your heart to fail you from fear?

The clock is ticking. Look at whats going on in the world. How long do you think this world has before things turn upside down? Things are already turning upside down, remember the story of the frog in water, the heat goes up little by little? Thats the world today, do you see it?

You are dearly loved. grace and peace be multiplied to you